Medical Informatics

This third edition of HIMSS' award-winning, bestseller explores how clinicians, patients, and health IT stakeholders are collaborating to support high-value care through health IT. Medical Informatics: An Executive Primer continues to explore information technologies applied in hospital settings, at the physician's office and in patients' homes to

Value of Health IT: HIMSS Health Information Technology Value Model. Personal Health Engagement. Fostering Innovation in Health IT. mHealth: Transforming the Delivery of Healthcare. Patient-Centered Medical Home. Meaningful Use: Increasing EHR Adoption and Paving the Path Toward Healthcare Transformation. Regional Extension Centers. Ambulatory Systems. Hospital Systems: History and Rationale for Hospital Health IT. Improving Usability through the User-Centered Design Process. Clinical Decision Support. E-Measures. Clinical and Business Intelligence. Nursing Informatics Today and Future Perspectives for Healthcare. Health Information Exchange. Privacy and Security. Software Selection. Project Management and Health IT. Why Do Projects Fail? Case Studies. Appendix: Acronyms Used in This Book.